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i just played william hill, played single player blackjack deposit 50 pounds, get bonus 50 pounds wage requirement = 25*50 = 1250 pounds b4 withdrawal played basic strategy perfectly would expect to lose, say 1% = 12.50 pounds profit = 37.50 pounds actually lost 80 pounds = >6% loss on WR...

uk..... i am a new enthusiast to blackjack and find it tremendously absorbing, however i am worried that it is keeping me up at night, can this be good ?

constant shuffle machines Does the use of these CSMs make it practically impossible to get an edge over the house. I cant think of a way around it, but i am not that bright ?

card shuffling and ace tracking do you think that one day they might use new decks every time the shoe is empty , that would stop people from ace tracking etc ?

sorry this is a very basic question, are the cards recycled back to the shoe a certain number of times or are they discarded and a new set of unopened decks used every now and then ?